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Montana Chamber Music Workshop MCMW, now in its 35th year, provides opportunities for both coached and unsupervised participation for chamber music enthusiasts of all ages. One or two assignments per day permit variation in personnel, instrumental combination, size of ensemble, ability of the performers, and stylistic period of the music. Undergraduate or graduate credit is available. Preregistration is necessary to maintain instrumental balance. Concerts are open to the public at a charge of $8. For more information contact: Montana 4-H Congress July 12-15 The 60th annual Montana 4-H Congress will bring approximately 600 young people, volunteers and Extension professionals from around the state to the MSU campus for a week of educational activities and events. The program is sponsored by the MSU Extension Service and the Montana 4-H Foundation. For more information contact: Sweet Pea Festival ‘05 August 5-7 The Sweet Pea Festival, now in its 28th year, takes its name from the Sweet Pea carnivals held in Bozeman more than 90 years ago. The festival is a celebration of the arts and includes a parade, arts and crafts sales, juried and open art shows, children's activities, a flower show, dining on main street, theatre, music and dance workshops and performances, and major evening concerts. Most activities are located in Lindley Park at the east end of Bozeman's Main Street. The Festival is supported by the sale of Sweet Pea buttons available around town and at the gates, and is run and organized entirely by volunteers in the community. For more information contact: Shakespeare in the Parks Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, a recipient of the 1991 Governor's Award for the Arts, is entering its 33rd season mounting live, professional theatre productions in parks throughout Montana and surrounding areas. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is the only professional theater program in the state producing Shakespearean plays and the only company that offers its performances FREE to the public, ensuring that all are able to attend, regardless of income level or community size. Whether performing in Birney or Billings, Shakespeare in the Parks has become a major summer event in communities all across the region. A complete statewide tour schedule is available on the company's Web site at www.montana.edu/shakespeare. For more information contact: Museum of the Rockies The Museum of the Rockies seeks to understand, preserve and interpret the natural and cultural history of the Northern Rocky Mountain region. It accomplishes its mission through research, care of collections, exhibits and educational programs consistent with the theme "One Place through All of Time." Discoveries from prehistoric times to the present await museum visitors. The history of the region is told in chronologically arranged permanent exhibit halls, beginning with the "Landforms/ Lifeforms" geology exhibit. An exhibit titled "One Day 80 Million Years Ago" in the Berger Dinosaur Hall is based on Curator of Paleontology Jack Horner's research at the now-famous Egg Mountain site near present-day Choteau, Montana. Fossils and life sized models bring this nesting colony to life. "Enduring Peoples: Native Cultures of the Northern Rockies and Plains" tells the story of the region's first human inhabitants, and the arrival of European settlers. This summer's featured exhibits are "The West of Wonder: The Natural History of Lewis and Clark" in the Main Gallery, and an exciting outside Lewis and Clark Challenge Course that offers numerous interactive stations designed for family enjoyment. "Brent Phelps: Photographing the Lewis and Clark Trail" will be displayed in the Exhibition Hall. The Loft Gallery hosts a photography exhibit titled "Doubleday's Cowgirls." The Living History Farm allows visitors to step back in time to experience Montana homestead history through the restored Tinsley House, costumed interpreters, an heirloom garden and authentic Mandan Native American Garden. No trip to the Museum would be complete without a stop at the world class Taylor Planetarium, the only public planetarium in a three-state region and one of the first in the world to have computer graphics capable of simulating flight through space. This summer, there are several programs from which to choose. The Museum Store features the arts and crafts of the region as well as a large selection of books and educational materials. Museum-sponsored classes, field trips, lectures and presentations are all aimed at giving the visitor a better understanding of this dynamic region. Located on the southern edge of the campus near Sales Stadium, the Museum is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the summer. An admissions fee is charged to non-members. Group rates are available. For more information contact: Museum of the Rockies Summer Camps Offered the summer of 2005 is a series of children's day and week-long camps. The camps will focus on paleontology, astronomy, geography, space and Montana history. The activities will draw on the museum's teaching collection, museum researchers, and the Living History Farm on the Museum grounds. In addition, the museum will feature a village of Blackfeet tipis on the grounds that will be used as classrooms and cultural learning centers. For more information contact: |
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